How to hide files and folders on Android devices without installing any unuseful app

Hide Files and Folders in Android devices without installing any unuseful app

There are several times you want to Hide Files and Folders in Android Phone to Keep Private Files Hidden, Safe And Secure when we give our Smartphone to our family or friends and as you know there are some private photos, videos, files such as gf/bf photos and videos. And we want to keep those thing out of their sight. Android smartphones operating system is based on LINUX and i would like to tell you that it is the basic operating system used for hacking. So it can be used to hide some files on itself without installing any APP from google play store.

Installing any App for Hiding Files and Folders or Keep those Files Password Protected doesn't work in front of your parents cause they ask you for the password and you can't say NO.

In this case you need this trick to Hide Files and Folders on Smartphone

There are three methods for doing this very easily

METHOD 1: Create a new dedicated hidden folder

The first method is to Create A Hidden Folder so that no app like whatsapp, gallery, messenger, etc. Can't find it. 

TO CREATE A HIDDEN FOLDER FOLLOW THE STEPS:

1. Open file manager in your smartphone
2. Look for the option to create a new folder
3. Add a dot ( . ) like a full stop before writing the name of folder
4. Type the name for your folder
5. Now transfer all the data in this folder you want in hide

METHOD 2: Hide an existing folder

The second method is to hide an existing folder which already has your private files.

TO MAKE AN EXISTING FOLDER HIDDEN FOLLOW THE STEPS:

1. Open file manager in your smartphone
2. Look for an option to rename the folder
3. Add a . (dot) before the name of folder
4. It will ask you to make this folder hidden
Click ok

METHOD 3: HIDE ANY FILE IN SMARTPHONE

The third method is to hide a file whether it is a video, audio, app, etc. 

TO MAKE A FILE HIDDEN FOLLOW THE STEPS:

1. Open file manager in your smartphone
2. Look for an option to rename the file
3. Add a . (dot) before the name of file
4. It will ask you to make this file hidden
Click ok

Note: Sometimes the folder and files does not hide automatically after renaming or adding dot in their names,

You have to reboot it for that sometimes.

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